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Russell Glacier terminus from which small icebergs calve into a pro-glacial lake east of Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. Photo taken June 5, 2010 by Ferdouz Cochran.

Prof. Dan Hirmas - Scanning Robinson Tract Soil Pit at night.

Professor Peter Herlihy rides a a cayuco (motorized canoe) in the waterways of the Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve, Honduras in 2011, to meet with indigneous Miskitu and Tawahka leaders. (Photo by John Kelly)

A haka performance at the annual Waitangi Day celebrations, Bay of Islands, New Zealand. (Photo by Jay Johnson)

A November sun sets on Mount Hope Cemetery in Atchison County, Missouri. The west-facing river bluff is part of the Loess Hills, and harbors a unique grassland ecosystem more typical of the Great Plains much further west. (Photo by Blake Mayberry)

Surface weather observation station on the coast of central Chile near Fray Jorge National Park. (Photo by David Rahn.)

A Māori waka in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. (Photo by Jay Johnson)

Learn more about degrees offered though the Geography Department, including the Atmospheric Science Program. (Photo by Ferdouz Cochran.)

Rooftop view of a typical neighborhood of a Tunisia city. Understanding the materials and urban properties in different regions of the world is part of a joint KU and National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) project to simulate urban systems in Earth System Models. (Photo by Johannes Feddema)

Why Choose Geography?

Here's what some Geography students have to say:

"I chose geography because I wanted a major that would not only allow me travel but encourage me to do so." - Matt F., Geography Graduate Student

"Geography has a variety of different career options." - Dory T., Geography Undergraduate

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